''Platycnemis'' is a

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damselfly Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...

in the family

Platycnemididae The Platycnemididae are a Family (biology), family of damselfly, damselflies. They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. There are over 400 species native to the Old World.Dijkstra, K. D. B., Kalkman, V. J., Dow, R. A., Stokvis, F. R., ...

. The name comes from the

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words ''platos'' (πλατυς) 'flat' and ''cnemis'' (κνημη) 'shin'. They are commonly known as featherlegs. The genus contains the following species:

References

Platycnemididae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Platycnemididae-stub